For further details and ticket bookings contact the Arkwright Society on 01629 825995, visit www.arkwrightsociety.org.uk or call in to reception at the Shop in the Yard at Cromford Mills.

n Buxton Model Boat Club will be exhibiting a selection of radio controlled model boats on Monday, August 26, thanks to the kind permission of Natural England and the Friends of Cromford Canal.

The exhibition will take place between 10am- 4pm, with both a stand and live sailing demonstrations, at Cromford Meadows Canal wharf and winding hole.

For more details visit www.buxtonmodelboatclub.co.uk

The club’s president, Keith Holmes, said: “We love to show off our boats, and events like this help us to encourage both the young and old into the rewarding hobby of model boat making and sailing.

“We have a growing membership, and sail throughout the year every Sunday morning in the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton.

“We are very grateful for this opportunity to sail in Cromford and promote the club”.

The event aims to demonstrate the wide variety of model boats available, from large tug boats to luxury yachts, and club members will be on hand to offer friendly advice about designing, building and sailing them.